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| Publication Type:
| Professional |
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| Author(s): | Novak, Jim |
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| Author Affiliation: | Turfgrass Producers International Athletic Turf News |
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| Title: | Toronto's BMO Field gets a Kentucky bluegrass facelift |
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| Source: | The Turf Line News. Vol. 221, December/January 2010, p. 24-25. |
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| Publishing Information: | Maple Ridge, British Columbia: Western Canada Turfgrass Association |
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| # of Pages: | 2 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Athletic injuries; Conversion; Drainage improvement; Facility profile; GPS; Natural versus artificial turf; Poa pratensis; Sand-based athletic fields; Soccer fields; Soil warming systems; Soil water; Subsurface air injection
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| Facility Names: | BMO Field, in Toronto, Canada |
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| Trade Names: | SubAir System |
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| Abstract/Contents: | Details the conversion from artificial turf to a 100 percent Kentucky bluegrass blend and the installation of a SubAir System for drainage and heating at BMO Field in Toronto, Canada. Explains that "the SubAir System attaches to a drainage network located beneath the playing surface and utilizes the drainage network as a medium to inject air or remove moisture from the soil profile." Notes that the field was grown on a sand base, and that Toronto Football Club athletes have sustained far less injuries since the conversion. Mentions that "BMO Field is the first soccer field in the world that has both systems controlled remotely through GPS." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 0 |
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| Note: | Pictures, b/w |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Novak, J. 2010. Toronto's BMO Field gets a Kentucky bluegrass facelift. Turf Line News. 221:p. 24-25. |
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